Coin bank



Nov; 27, 19 I COIN BANK pril 4, 1927 M NEY Patented Nov. 27, 1928.

UNITED STATES PAT EDMUND SANDKUHL, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 DAVID 11. 2mm, me,

'OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION NEW YQBK.

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A pl ca ion fil s pr l This invention relatesto coin banks, and has for its primary object to provide a bank having one or more coin receiving raceways with a single combined ingress and e ress slot or openin for each raceway, together with novel ancf simply constructed key-actuated means which will permit of the insertion of the coins through said slot or opening but nor.- mally efiec-tively bar orpreient he I'SBI OVQI of the coins thercthrough. r

In a practical embodiment of my present improvements, the bank structure consists essentially of acentral metal plate and sheet metal side walls which may be either integral or separate from each other arranged in spaced parallel relation to the opposite'sides of said central plate permanently fastened or secured to the marginal edges thereof. These sheet metal side walls are embossed to torrn the coin re ceiving channels or race-ways in conjunction with the intermediate metal late, Said raceways at one of their ends being dlosed by one side margin of the bank struct-ure and opening at their other ends through the opposite side margin thereofj Adjacent toisaid openings a recess is provided in the edge of the central plate in which. a key-actuated shiftable member is arranged and carries spring fingers projecting over said openings at one of their ends and yielding inwardly under the pressure of the coins but preventing outward movement ofthe coins from the raceways. It is one of the important features of the invention to provide effective means for looking or retaining this shiftable member against movement relative to said plate by an implement inserted through the opening of the raceway, or by any other means than the proper key.

It is a further general object of my invensubsequently incorporated in the sub joined' claims n h diaries wh I have il ustrat 1327. Serial I280. eases.

one simple and practical embodiment of the invention, and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,-'

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a preferred embodiment of the device; t Fig. 2 isan edge View thereof partly in secion;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the bank showi, the reverse side thereof'from that seen in 1, ig. 4 is a fragmentary elevation partly n section showing the key-actuated locking means in'no'rmal position; a i i Fig. 5 is a Similar view showing the position of the key-actuated lockin" means after it has been operated to permit o the l' e rnoval of thecoins'; i v i' r Fig 6 is a detail l kmg se, and

Fig. is a similar View of the key. Referring in detail to the drawing, it will be notedthat. the bank structure as a whole is quite flat or thin so that it may be conveniently carried in the pocket, said structureineluding a central metal plate 53nd the parallel side Wallsv of she 1 metal 6 at opposite sides thereof, These sidewalls each have portions indicated at 7 in bearing Contact against the plate 5 and embossed portions 8 which are spaced from the side face of said plate, thereby producing in conjunction with the plate, coin receiving raceways 9. These embossed portions of the sid Pl t 6 lite provided with spaced openings-1Q therein coinciding with similar openin 1 1 iii the plate 5, so that the coins contained in said raceways will be visible. I have heneinshown the embossedparts of the plates '6 in the form or configurationof the co i vl tional dollar sign, but it will, of course, he understood that in' so far as my present im rovements are concerned, this'is not essentia and said embossed portions of the plates and conseperspectiye view of the quently the coin rece ving raceways of J00 Th oi eivin news 9 i th i1 t trated construction terminate upon one of the side marginal edges of the bank structure adjacent one end thereof and are closed while the other ends of said coin raceways terminate filled to capacity, when the coin bank is turned into the banking institution and the proper official, by meansof a suitable key, opens the bank and removes the coins, crediting the amount thereof upon the deposito'rs account. -I- have devised-a very simple and effective means, for preventing the removal or extraction of the coins from the raeeways by the depositor after they have once been.

inserted therein. To this end, the central plate of the bank structure at one of its edges and adjacent to the slots 14 is provided with a longitudinally 6XtQ11Cl1I1p;.l'GC8SS 15 therein having an angular extension thereof at its inner side shown at 16 which coincides with'a keyhole slot 17 provided in one of the side walls 6 of 'the'bank. In spaced relation to this extension 16, the inner edge of. the recess is further provided'with' a shoulder 18, the purpose of which will be presmetal bar having a laterally offset end por ently pointed out.

A key-actuated member 19 is longitudinally movable in the recess 15 and as herein shown, this member is in the form of a'short tion 20 provided'with a convex or curved I edge21 opposed to the marginal wall 12 of the'bank structure. The opposite edge of this offset end'2O of the member 19 is of 'st-epped'formation' to provide aterminal tooth or. lug22 adapted'to cooperate with the shoulder 18 and a recess 23 in spaced relation to said. tooth. To theouter edge of the member, 19 at its other end, one end of a leaf spring 24 is fixed, said spring being bowed or curved as seen in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and extending at its other end. slightly beyond the end 20 of the member 19 and in spaced relaf tion to the curved edge 21 thereof.

The key 25 shown in detail in Fig. 7: of the drawings, consists merely of a flat metal shank having a slot or recess '26 openin upon one side edge thereof adjacent one or r j its ends to provide a finger 27. r

Normally, the locking member 19 and spring 2%, arein the position shown in Fig,

4 of the'drawing's, in whichit will be 01 served that-the spring 24: hearing against the marginal wall 12 of the bank acts to press the member 19 inwardly-to hold the tooth22 thereof in engagement upon the shoulder 18 and in contact with the inner edge of recess 15 at the lower side of the extension 16 thereof. The free portion ef the spring 24: is longitudinally split as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings at 28 to provide independently yieldable portions which project upwardly above the lower ends of the respective slots 14. Thus, in this normal position of the parts, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, when the coin is inserted through either of the slots it, one part of the spring 24 is pressed inwardly and downwardly upon the curved end edge 2101 the member 19, said coin rolling over this spring finger 'andinto the coin raceway where it continues itsrolling movement until it comes to a-position of rest in theother end of said raceway or in contactwith another coin previously inserted therein' V] hen the coin passes beyond the spring finger, said linger immediately returns to its normal position where it projects above and closes the lower end of the slot l l against any possibility of the coin in the raceway moving outwardly through said slot. Thus, it will, be apparent that after the coin is once inserted, it is impossible to extract or remove thesame from the bank.

i /hen the bank has been filled with coins and it is turned over to the proper bank oiiicial having the key 25, the end of the key is inserted through the keyhole 17. in one of the side plates 6 until it abuts against the oppositeside plate 6, atwhich time the finger 27 on the end of said key'will be engaged at its extremity in the notch or recess 23 in the locking member 19. The'key is now turned in anticlockwise direction whereby a rocking motion is imparted to the member 19 from a fulcrum point at the lower side of the recess extension 16 against the action of the spring 24 and tooth 22 is thereby disengaged from the shoulderlS so that in the continued turning'moi einent of the key, the member 19 to gether with the SPIlD Q Q t lS shifted longitudinally in the recess 15 to the position shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, wherein the free end of thespring 24 is disposed out of alignment with the end of the slots 14 so that the coins may freely move outwardly therethrough. Thus the contents of the bank can be easily and quickly removed, afterwhich the movement of'the key is reversed to return the locking means to its former position shown inFig. 4 of the drawings. l From the foregoing description, considered "in connection with the accomp'anyingdrawing, the construction and manner of operation of my improved coin bank will beclearly and fullyunderstood'. It will be seen that I have provided verysimple and effective means for retaining the coins in the raceways and preventing their extraction which enables me to both insert and remove the coins from the same ends of the raceways. At the same time, the above described means for effecting this purpose, is of exceedingly simple character, not liable to get out of order and may be utilized in'connection with such coin bankswithout materially increasing the manufacturing cost thereof.

\Vhile I have herein shown and described an embodiment of my present improvements which has given excellent service in practical use, it will nevertheless be understood that the device in its several essentials is susceptible of embodiment in various other alternative structures, and I accordingly reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes therein as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A coin bank consisting of a bank structu re having a coin receiving raceway opening at one of its ends through the marginal edge of said structure and closed at its opposite end, a shiftable, inwardly yieldable, element permanently housed in said structure and adapted to prevent the outward movement of a coin through the open end of the raceway but permitting of its inward movement therethrough into the raceway, and key-actuated means for shifting said element to and from such position in the path of movement of the coin.

2. A coin bank consisting of a bank structure having a coin receiving raceway opening at one of its ends through the marginal edge of said structure and closed at its opposite end, a shiftable inwardly yieldable element permanently housed in said structure and adapted to prevent the outward move-v ment of a coin through the open end of the raceway but permitting of its inward movement therethrough into the raceway, a part connected with said shiftable element and provided with means adapted for engagement by a key to actuate said part and shift said element to and from a position in the path of movement of the coins, and means locking said part in a normal position against movement to retain said element in position to prevent the extraction of the coins.

3. A coin bank consisting of a bank structure having a coin receiving raceway opening at one of its ends through the marginal edge of said structure and closed at its opposite end, a shiftable, inwardly yieldable, element permanently housed in said structure and adapted to prevent the outward movement of a. coin through the open end of the raceway but permitting of its inward movement therethrough into the raceway, a part connected with said shiftable element and provided with means adapted for engagement by a key to actuate said part and shift said element to and from a position in the path of movement of the coins, said part having a locking tooth, and a part of the bank structure having a shoulder, said tooth being urged by said yieldable element into engage ment with said shoulder to normally lock said part against movement and retain the yieldable element in position to prevent the extraction of the coins.

4. A coin bank having a central plate and side plates formed to pr vide coin receiving raceways closed at one of their ends and opening at their other ends through the marginal edge of the bank structure, said central plate adjacent the open ends of the raceways having a recess and a shoulder at one side of said recess, a shiftable part permanently housed in said structure in said recess having a tooth at one end to engage said shoulder, an element carried by said shiftable part and movable therewith into or out of said raceways, said element being constructed to permit of the insertion of the coins into said raceways when in one position but to prevent their extrac tion therefrom, and one of the side plates of the bank structure having an opening to re ceive a key and said shiftable part having means engageable by a part of the key where by said shi'ftable part may be disengaged from said shoulder and actuated to move said element into or out of the path of movement of the coins.

my invention, I have signed my name hereto.

EDMUND H. SANDKUHL. 

